Gender in Cameroon 212 indicators covering gender for Cameroon. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Can a Woman Apply For a Passport in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 162nd Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score 50 2023 unchanged 170th Can a Woman Work in a Job Deemed Dangerous in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 145th Can a Woman Work in An Industrial Job in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 131st Can a Woman Work at Night in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Does the Law Mandate Equal Remuneration For Work of Equal Value? 0 2023 — 98th Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 25 2023 unchanged 166th Can a Woman Obtain a Judgment of Divorce in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Be Head of Household in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 161st Is There No Legal Provision That Requires a Married Woman to Obey Her 1 2023 unchanged 1st Does a Woman Have the Same Rights to Remarry as a Man? 0 2023 — 123rd Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? 0 2023 — 165th Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 40 2023 unchanged 161st Are Periods of Absence Due to Childcare Accounted For in Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Mandatory Retirement Age For Men and Women the Same? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Partial Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Full Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Get a Job in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 171st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Workplace Score 75 2023 — 121st Women Business and the Law Index 60 2023 up 18.5% 158th Women Business and the Law Index 60 2023 up 18.5% 158th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 116.5% 2025 down 0.4% 83rd Share of female employment by economic sector 44.8% 2025 down 13.6% 35th Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 258 2023 down 45.0% 27th Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 34.8 2019 down 2.8% 127th Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 38.6 2019 up 6.6% 97th Total Fertility Rate 4.38 2022 down 12.1% 18th Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 16.66 2024 down 0.6% 137th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 11.34 years 2016 up 53.3% 131st School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 12.86 years 2016 up 43.1% 98th Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 18.8% 2025 up 33.9% 112th Women of reproductive age 6.94 million 2023 up 36.7% 52nd Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 42.9% 2026 up 21.2% 160th Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 30.8% 2020 up 10.8% 91st Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 61 2026 up 8.9% 70th Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 33.9% 2026 up 8.9% 58th Share of women in ministerial positions 20.6% 2024 up 38.2% 99th Share of women in parliament 33.9% 2025 up 8.9% 52nd Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 35.62 2019 up 49.4% 143rd Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 79.6% 2016 up 2.9% 6th Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 62.1% 2016 down 0.2% 11th Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 33.89 2024 up 8.9% 50th Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.67 ratio 2026 unchanged 46th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 151.8% 2021 up 7.5% 39th Share of pregnant women who have anemia 41.0% 2023 down 3.1% 37th Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 2,684 2023 up 44.3% 40th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 38.9% 2023 up 4.6% 33rd Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 41.0% 2023 down 3.1% 38th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 38.7% 2023 up 5.7% 32nd Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 38.9 2023 up 4.6% 32nd Gender Development Index 0.9 2022 up 3.9% 149th Literacy rate, adult female 66.2% 2018 up 5.0% 66th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 95.0% 2024 up 206.5% 19th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 79.0% 2024 up 315.8% 49th Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 1 2024 up 3.5% 90th Gender Inequality Index 0.555 2022 down 9.5% 23rd Suicide Rate 8.5 2021 up 3.9% 72nd Female migrants 50.6% 2020 up 13.4% 76th Age at first marriage, female 22.2 2014 up 10.4% 118th ← Previous Page 3 of 4 Next →